*Location:

   Karlskirche (Prot.)
   Karlsplatz at Frankfurterstraße
   Kassel, Hessen, Germany
   LL: N 51.31168, E 9.49476

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*Carillonist:

   Josef Heger, Organist
   T: 0561/3 10 97 39
   - and -
   Manfred Hahn
   - and -
   Oliver Vogeltanz
   - and -
   Doris Hennemann
   - and -
   Leonie Vestner

   19xx-2018 Wilhelm Ritter   (d.2018)

*Contact:

   Karlskirche
   Karlsplatz
   D-34117  Kassel
   T: 0561/10 26 36
   E: karlskirchekassel/@/t-online DOTde

*Schedule:

   Mon & Wed 1730-1800, Fri 1130-1200,
   Sun 0935-45

*Remarks:

   Original bells by F.W.Schilling,
   Heidelberg, with Dutch-standard keyboard
   of 3 octaves.  New European standard
   keyboard with first expansion by
   Karlsruher Glockengießerei Metz; second
   expansion by Otto Buer, Neustadt/
   Holstein -- very thick profile, with
   external clappers.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 47 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    C G   
   Transposition is up 10 semitone(s), i.e., from C to A#
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1995
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1989, the instrument was enlarged to 42 bells
       by the maker cited in Remarks above
       Keyboard range was:     C C   /    ----  
     In 1956, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
       by Schilling   
       Keyboard range was:     --C   /    ----  
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The DGV page about the carillon has photos of the tower, bells and console.

A page about the carillon has photos, and links to another page about the playing mechanism.
The main page about the church has another photo of the building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Schilling bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all German traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all German traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all German traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in Germany.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Hessen.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2014/06/10